Mans beer change includes rare coin

[jeff of pa]

Man's beer change includes rare coin

PETERBOROUGH, England, July 5 (UPI) -- A 38-year-old man says he has received offers of up to $815 for a rare coin he was given as his change for a drink purchase at a British pub.

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/07/05/Mans-beer-change-includes-rare-coin/UPI-64301246822888/

 

[Old Dog]

Re: Man's beer change includes rare coin

That is pretty cool Jeff,
Kind of like finding a No edge presidential dollar.

 

[shaun7]

Re: Man's beer change includes rare coin

I think everyone's checking their change here!

 

[stefen]

Re: Man's beer change includes rare coin

I think everyone's checking their change here!

If'n I found one, I'd be a checking my chonies too.

 

[shaun7]

Re: Man's beer change includes rare coin

I think everyone's checking their change here!

If'n I found one, I'd be a checking my chonies too.

chonies??

I wonder if the banks would still have rolls of them or if they would have been sent back

 

[Yarrum]

Re: Man's beer change includes rare coin

Seems overvalued considering that there are about 200,000 of them in
circulation. Cool story though.

 

[Cappy Z.]

Re: Man's beer change includes rare coin

Ah mate! I believe this is a story someone gave his AA sponsor when caught wetting his whistle....

"I was looking for coin to donate to the homeless..."